Groundbreaking Choreographer's Work to be Recreated at UW

August 28, 2008

The artistic director of the Sokolow Dance Foundation will be in
residence at the University of Wyoming through Aug. 31 to help
reconstruct one of late choreographer Anna Sokolow's most popular dance
works.

Lorry May began work with UW faculty and students this week on "Ride
the Culture Loop," which will be presented Nov. 18-22, along with "A
Midsummer's Night Dream," as part of the UW Department of Theatre and
Dance's 2008-09 season. The project is funded through a grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts under the American Masterpieces Great
Works Project.

May will return to UW in November to help finish preparations for the performance.

One of the most influential, innovative and inspiring choreographers
of her time, Sokolow (1910-2000) created a body of work that blended
modern dance and music with theater, poetry and prose. She also formed
her own dance company, the Dance Unit, and taught at many studios,
colleges and universities across the United States.

The Sokolow Dance Foundation, established in 2003, is the only
institution exclusively dedicated to the continuation of Sokolow's
legacy.

For more information, call Kathy Kirkaldie, coordinator of the UW Fine Arts Program, at (307) 766-2160 or e-mail kirisk@uwyo.edu.